Avery placed on re-entry waivers

the stars are off the hook for the other $6 million they owe him. burying him in the minors means having him at training camp, having him around your minor league affiliate - yeah you take a hit in terms of dollars and cap space, but the odor of his presence is gone.

So what was the point of claiming bell if they were just gonna send him down to hartford to save cap space?

1: he's insurance in case avery doesn't make it.

2: he might be better than aaron voros, patrick rissmiller, or whomever else are the rangers' depth wings at this point.

Claiming him also put them at the end of the waiver line for Avery. Which, if they wanted Sean this badly maybe a mistake, some other team would claim him with the hope that Sather still wants Sean for half price and get an asset in return. I doubt that happens, but it is a possibility.

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"Jay Pandolfo's last game at Boston University was against the Wolverines," Madden said. "My job was to cover his line. Jay had scored something like 30 goals in 30 games that season. And that was his 31st game. Guess what happened?"

"We always joke about it now," Madden said. "Jay tells me: 'You shut me down that game and you've been shutting me down ever since. The only problem is, now you're playing with me. ' "

Claiming him also put them at the end of the waiver line for Avery. Which, if they wanted Sean this badly maybe a mistake, some other team would claim him with the hope that Sather still wants Sean for half price and get an asset in return. I doubt that happens, but it is a possibility.

ah that's an excellent point, but i think it's way too dangerous a move to acquire avery with the sole intention of trading him.

Not when the Rangers have made it so public that they're bringing him in. To the point where Sather actually said the coach will learn to love Sean like we do.

I'm not sure what happens after another team claims Avery though if they try to send him to the minors.

the upside: a 3rd round pick, maybethe downside: having sather say 'haha, thanks but no thanks, he's all yours' - then you have to bury him in the minors or pay him to go away - the waiver claim itself costs a 5 figure sum, plus avery's salary is 2/9ths of 4 million dollars, or something like $900,000.

If he does go to the Rangers, then I think we should give Marty the night off. The next time we play them is the 30th of this month, so we should start whoever our backup is at that point, whether it's Clemmer or Weekes. I know Marty can handle him, but I don't want to take any chances around playoff time.

What kind of p*ssy attitude is that? Are you fvcking kidding me with this?

If he does go to the Rangers, then I think we should give Marty the night off. The next time we play them is the 30th of this month, so we should start whoever our backup is at that point, whether it's Clemmer or Weekes. I know Marty can handle him, but I don't want to take any chances around playoff time.

um.. i dunno about that but i would be sure PL3 and rupp were in the lineup

We got Holik, and the single thing Bobby's good at is illegally hitting someone (Avery).

Oh how I would love to see a great interference hit on avery like on Asham the other day. Like one of those when he acts like "oh uh didn't see ya there and continues to climb over the guy and push him when hes down". Neither of them fight though, It's weird those years with Janssen around he never got a piece of him, I mean even hollweg hiked up his skirt and fought him. I just wish for the rags they didn't call instigators cuz He really needs a good pummeling along with Rutuu, downie, Hollweg. This kinda players always seem to fire me up lol

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"I'm not throwing pillows, I'm trying to knock the dude's head off. I'm trying to get it through his head that if he fights me, he's going to get hurt. I don't want guys to like to fight me or look forward to fighting me. I want them to be scared sh!tless in the other locker room before the game even starts" - Scott Parker

He's not exactly tearing up the AHL - two goals, one assist, 8 PIM, -2 rating in 8 games.

I still would rather seem someone else claim him first. Not fear of him being back with the Rangers, just that I want to see this whole back-alley collusion business with the Rangers and Stars blow up in both their faces. C'mon Isles, you know you wanna pick up Avery at half price. Hell, you can even dress him for the Isles/Rangers game Thursday and dangle him in front of them, really rub it in.

Yeah, it won't happen. But it would be so riotously funny if it did.

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He's not exactly tearing up the AHL - two goals, one assist, 8 PIM, -2 rating in 8 games.

Knowing Sather, wouldn't surprise me if he told Avery to ease up and float in the AHL to diminish his value to any another team that might pluck him in re-entry. If he looks bad, why would anyone want him and it puts the Rags in much better position to claim him without a team sniping him.

Other then that, i am still of the belief that this clown does not care about being a hockey player anymore.